{"id":8823,"date":"2026-05-22T19:04:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8823"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:04:38","slug":"nascars-kyle-busch-was-short-of-breath-coughing-up-blood-day-before-his-death-911-call-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8823","title":{"rendered":"NASCAR\u2019s Kyle Busch was short of breath, coughing up blood day before his death, 911 call reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>By STEVE REED, AP Sports Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CONCORD, N.C. (AP) \u2014 NASCAR driver Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt he was overheating and was coughing up blood the day before his death, according to a 911 call obtained Friday by The Associated Press.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8821\">World Cup co-host Mexico traces its soccer roots to miners from Cornwall<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Busch died Thursday at age 41. No cause of death has been given, though his family said earlier he had been hospitalized with a \u201csevere illness\u201d three days before he was to compete in the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>Busch was testing in the Chevrolet racing simulator in Concord on Wednesday when he became unresponsive and was transported to a hospital in Charlotte, several people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because details have not been disclosed by Busch\u2019s team or family.<\/p>\n<p>During the emergency call placed late that afternoon from the General Motors training facility, an unidentified caller calmly told the dispatch: \u201cI\u2019ve got an individual that\u2019s shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he\u2019s going to pass out, and he\u2019s producing a little bit of blood, coughing up some blood.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8814\">Mexico launches a last-minute World Cup campaign to stop a homophobic chant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Busch was lying on the bathroom floor inside the complex and told dispatch \u201cHe is awake,\u201d the caller said, according to audio provided by the Cabarrus County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The man then gave directions on where emergency responders should go and asked that they turn off any sirens upon arrival.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=8812\">Cooper Lutkenhaus, only 17 and already World Champion<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>AP auto racing: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/auto-racing<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 911 call reveals Kyle Busch experienced shortness of breath, felt overheated, and was coughing up blood the day before his death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8822,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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